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Halbrook on condition of Illinois' finances: 'Don't Believe Pritzker's Lies'

By Solange DeLisle | Oct 29, 2022

Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) has cautioned voters in the Prairie State not to believe Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker, who is seeking reelection in November.

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Caulkins calls IDES fraudulent unemployment benefit payments 'pure negligence'

By Solange DeLisle | Jun 25, 2022

After an audit revealed Illinois paid nearly $2 billion in fraudulent unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) is demanding action from the Legislature.

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Caulkins tours Lincoln's Challenge Academy: 'There is NO cost to attend the academy. Uniforms, meals, and linens are provided'

By Solange DeLisle | Apr 30, 2022

Illinois State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) joined other state representatives aboard a Boeing CH-47 Chinook to fly to Rantoul to tour Lincoln's Challenge Academy campus earlier this month.

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Rose votes against electronic filing bill: 'Every agency in this state is collapsing under its own weight'

By Solange DeLisle | Feb 19, 2022

State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) has reservations about legislation that would require tax returns for registered vehicles, boats, aircraft and trailers to be filed electronically.

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Scherer: 'We must work to remedy the teacher shortage crisis'

By Solange DeLisle | Jan 29, 2022

State Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) is sponsoring legislation geared toward helping educators with the cost of licenses and reimbursement for schooling.

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Caulkins pays tribute to International Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Solange DeLisle | Jan 29, 2022

State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) joined people from around the world in honoring the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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'Members need to be in their seats': Caulkins opposes remote voting, criminal justice reform bill amendments

By Solange DeLisle | Jan 11, 2022

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) was against three pieces of legislation that recently passed in the state House of Representatives dealing with remote voting in the state House, judicial subcircuits, and criminal justice reform.

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Illinois' Davis claims Biden Administration policies 'punish the private sector' amid supply chain crisis

By Solange DeLisle | Nov 13, 2021

Republican Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis has called out the Biden Administration over supply chain breakdowns and urged it to take action and find a solution.

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Halbrook: 'We need real reform;' ethics bill veto falls dead in Illinois House

By Solange DeLisle | Sep 9, 2021

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's (D-IL) veto to amend an ethics bill that passed by a landslide earlier this year wasn't accepted by the state House of Representatives on Aug. 31 when it failed to obtain the necessary votes in order to be approved.

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Rose seeks public input to 'turn our state around' after Illinois population drop leads to lost seat in Congress

By Solange DeLisle | May 5, 2021

A Republican lawmaker publicly asked for ideas to help reverse a decline in population as the state learned it would lose a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives based on the available 2020 Census data.

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New Illinois job program aims to help unemployed with careers in supply chain industry

By Solange DeLisle | Feb 14, 2021

Several agencies have teamed up to help Illinois workers who lost their job during the pandemic receive new training and find employment in the supply chain management industry.

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Rose said it's 'wrong' to bump Illinois lawmakers ahead in vaccine eligibility

By Solange DeLisle | Feb 10, 2021

Gov. J.B. Pritzker "should be ashamed" for allowing lawmakers to be included in Phase 1B of the state's vaccine rollout, Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Champaign) said.